Sentences with phrase «accept less ambitious»

It said it convinced creditors to accept less ambitious fiscal targets for the next couple of years.

Not exact matches

This emphasis upon the present and the past among the poor may be born of a lack of hope; but in some cases it may be a product of an honest cultural difference indicating a more self - accepting and less acquisitive style of life, a style which should be respected and not automatically deemed inferior to the more ambitious future - oriented activities of the middle classes.

While I'm excited to hear that the city's plan includes ambitious goals for eliminating landfill, and I'm pragmatic enough to accept that waste - to - energy may be a least - bad temporary solution until we can design for truly cradle - to - cradle manufacture, I'm saddened to see that this announcement — like so many others before it — focuses on waste treatment and management, whereas tackling waste supply — i.e. throwing away less stuff — should always come first.